Home Sweet NEW Home

We found out today that we got the house we REALLY wanted! I love it so much and cannot wait to move in! Hopefully we can close in the next few weeks and get moved in. YAY for us!

Before and after inside pics coming soon! My realtor laughed out loud when I asked her if I could go ahead and start stripping wallpaper and painting...hey, I had to ask! Of course the answer was a big, fat NO! : ) I am in House Heaven right now!

Bed Head

I walked in to get Colt up from his nap the other day and could not believe how wild his hair was...hi-lar-i-ous! It was too cute to not capture on film. His wife will love it one day! So I literally turned and RAN for my camera...

Usually all smiles after naptime
P.S. He is wearing one of the shirts his friend COLT PORTIS passed down to him! Love that!

Peas of Mind

I have made all of Colt's food homemade. I pureed all his fruits, veges, chicken, pasta...all of it. Then I made all of his chunky food and now all of his finger foods and table food. Well I thought it was time to break down and buy a few premade meals to make life a little easier when we are on the go, and to give me a break sometimes (for real!!!)! So I bought about 15 different Gerber and Beech Nut microwave meals. Colt loves my homemade mac and cheese (noodles with homemade cheese sauce), loves spaghetti, LOVES basically everything. So I buy all these yummy foods premade for him to try. Weeellllll, I was all excited about introducing him to this new fun food, and he thought it was the most disgusting thing he has ever put in his mouth. With each new container of food I would try he would literally gag and spit it out like it choked him! It was pretty hilarious, but come on! Seriously!?

So today I was in SuperTarget and ran across Peas of Mind that claims to be homemade. You just pop it in the microwave for 2 min and voila! So I thought, what the heck, let's give it a try. I actually put Colt's Carrot Risotto Puffet in the oven for 20min instead of microwaving thinking it may trick him better....and it did! He LOVED it! Thank you Jesus! I tasted it and I swear I would have eaten it for dinner too! Delish! Folks, we have a winner! They have all these different "Puffets" and even vegetable "fries." I am very excited about my new find and had to share! You can find it at SuperTarget and Whole Foods.

Pumpkin Patch Fun

Since Colt is too little to go trick-or-treating, we thought it would be fun to spend Halloween day at the pumpkin patch. We went to the Dallas Arboretum and it was paaaaacked. We had a great time, and Colt LOVED being outside for most of the day.

We wore our little pumpkin out!

Happy Halloween everyone!

One Year!

Pops was in town for Colt's birthday! Colt sure loves his Pops!
Pops bought Colt some cute fall and winter clothes. I love this hat!

This picture cracks me up! Colt had just woken up from a nap, so he has that sleepy look AND he knew I wanted him to smile AND knew that a flash was coming....so here is the final look...

YAY!!! FINALLY got the FRONT FACING carseat...makes a happier baby and momma! We were on our way to Gracie's costume party.

Colt and cousin Hadley with Grandmommy and Aunt Sara

ONE YEAR!!! We made it!

weight: 23 lbs 3 oz (65th%)

height: 31.25in (90th %)
head: 18.25 (50th%)

The last of the chair and guitar pictures...

Colt's 1st Birthday

Colt had a GREAT first birthday! His party was at his great-grandpa's house. The weather could not have been more beautiful. It was in the 70s and gorgeous. We had a family party, think around 30 guests, and it was a ball! Of course we loved having dad, aka Pops, in town, as well as Julie and her man, John. I couldn't have done it without their help! Enjoy the pics!

I saw this banner for sale for $40 and thought, I could make that! So I enlisted mom and her cricket. She cut out the letters and shapes and I assembled. Cost like $4!
This was pre party. Wish I had a pic with all the presents there!

Me and the Birthday Boy! I ordered his jon-jon off of Etsy! I love it.

I have made birthday cakes for several friends and for awhile I was selling them for birthdays and showers. I have ALWAYS looked forward to making my own children's birthday cakes. So I have been planning this cake in my head for MONTHS, and it turned out really cute I think! I lined the border with gumballs and the dots are Starbursts and Airheads! And homemade strawberry cake.

Everyone was gathered around him cheering and taking pictures, which this little ham loved! He started squealing, laughing and clapping to entertain us all. He is a silly mess!

One thing this boy can do is eat! I knew he'd make me proud!

It was a fun day! I cannot believe my baby is one. It sure flies by. They say it takes a village to raise a child, and I cannot be more thankful for the village of family and friends God has blessed us with to help raise this sweet young man. He is the light of my life.

After a change of clothes (we put him in clothes he got at the party!!), he loved playing with his new toys!

I love you, Colty!

Birthday Itinerary Input?

I am planning Colt's 1st birthday party and don't know if it would be better to do the whole cake thing first then open presents OR presents then cake? We are eating lunch at the party, so do I need a break between lunch and cake for presents?? Deep, I know, but I like to have an itinerary! Suggestions would be much loved!